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San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1887-09-29
HOW THE LAND LIES.
Oyerhaullng Fraudulent Land Surveys
in New Mexico.

WASHINGTON. September 1S.-Com-
missioner Sparks has received II re-
,,ort from the surveyor general OF
Now Mexico upon the private land
claim known ss Pablo Montoy, and
recor,n, ending that an investigation
be had in the field for the purpose of
locating the boundary calls of the
grant with 2 view TO the institution
of suit to yac2te the patent now
outstanding. The Recommendation
has been approved by the comms-
sioner. The grant a. patented con
tains Cos, 46S acres hhe surveyor
general in his letter expresses tue
opinion that under the Mey'cHn law
OF 1924 the grant was liu ted to
eleven square leagues or ahout
$1,000 acres, and that n proper sif-
yey even as the boundaries are nov
located. would reduce the area 20
fully one half Of the amount claimed
Commissioner Sparks has also r.
ceived and transmitted to the score
tarv Of the interior a report from the
surveyor general Of New Mexico re-
commenting that suit be brought to
set aside the patent Of Antonio Ortiz
Grant No. - IN New Mexico on &C
eouut Of fraud or mistake 10 the exc
cation Of iis survey. The surveyor
re,eral estimates that tins survey
probably includes 6o-o00 acres IN eN-
49, Of the grant TIE commission
- snrrcves q the recrrcmeriation
o. TO- surv.ToT general
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1887-09-29

The election on prohibition was
defeated, but it has already done
much good. If there had not been
such respectable opposition to the
whisky traffic, the saloons in all the
large cities would be remaining in
full blast in opposition to the Sunday
law, but as matters now stand, they
dare not ignore the law, and many
who were and are in favor of the
broadcast personal liberty are advis-
ING the saloon men to observe the
law, even the Galveston News says
the officers ought to see that the law
is enforced. We believe that the
Sunday law is enforced in every city
in the state, save San Antonio, and
we doubt if those people could be
made under any circumstances to re-
spect the law of man or God. Those
who have authority should see that
the people of that wicked city respect
and obey the law, if it takes all the
state to force them. If they cannot
be made to live in subsection to our
laws, it should be cut out OF the state,
and attached to Mexico for all pur-
poses. 1t may go against the will of
our attorney general but then 1t
should be done.-Lockhart Register.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1887-09-29

conversation. Sine leaves three ch'ld'
ren.-a son and two danghters-the
eldest Of the latter, Miss Alice, hold
ing q small clerkship i'll the Patent
Office, which is the sole support OF
the family, the son being hopeless
invalid.
The resignation of Ex-Governor
Porter as Assistant Secretary OF
State and the appointment OF his sue
cessor continue to be topics OF dis
cussion among the politicians. There
appears to be every reason to believe
that Mr.. Bayard and Mr.. Porter were
at variance on several questions OF
public policy-that in fact, the latter
was too much disposed to assert him.
self in affairs of State. Among those
mentioned for the succession are Con-
gresham Belmont, of New Jersey
Chairman of the Committee
on foreign Affairs in the For
ty-ninth Congress, and ex-Congress-
man Cox of North Carolina, who
was Chairman of the Committee on
Civil Service in the same body. 1t
is said that Mr.. Bayard regards the
latter the most favorably, on account
of his admiration of the North Caro-
lima Statesman's progressive course
on Civil Service reform, and also his
possession of considerable wealth
an important factor in a diplomatic
position. Mr.. Belmont also has
wealth to back him and he is not with
out experience in matters of diplo-
macy 1t is understood that the Sec
rotary claims the right to select his
assistant.
To q distinguished Southerner who
a few days since called upon the
President to urge the appointment
of one of his constituents to tho Su-
preme Court vacancy, Mr.. Cleveland
stated that he had already made
the selection and did not sup
pose he would have reason to change
it, and although no name was called
the visitor from subsequent remarks
was firmly impressed with the opin
ion that the judicial mantle would
grace the shoulders of Secretary La
mar.
The report of the Secretary of the
Interior. in response to the demand
of the select Committee of the Senate
of which Mr.. Cockrell is chairman,
makes q volume of 400 pages printed
in small type, and gives u detailed
statement of the amount and charac-
ter of business transacted in the de-
partment and methods of conducting
the same. It also shows that there
are 9154 employees of the depart
ment--of which number AL are Pres
idential and the remainder depart
mental appointees. A similar report
shows that there are 600 employees
in the Post Office Department; that
there are 54,774 postmasters IS
first class, 400 second, 1854 third,
and 52,214 fourth.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1887-09-29

The number of State elections tax
ing place in November this year is
unusually small. In six only of the
irty-eight Commonwealth will
State officers be chosen in thatmonth
this year. These are Iowa, Mary
land, Massachusetts, New York
Ohio and Pennsylvania. The cleo
ton takes place five weeks from to-
morrow. Rhode Island and Ken
lucky have already held elections
The former took place on April g.
and the latter on August 1.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1887-09-29
THE DOOMED ANARCHISTS.
Consultation Of Capt. Black With Gen.
Roger A. Pryor.

NEW YoRK, September 23.-Capt.
Black arrived this morning 10 present
the case Of the condemned anarchists
TO n lawyer with view OF carrying
the case TO the United States Su-
premo court Gen. Pryor has said
he could not commit himself TO the
management of tho case; at least till
he was made thoroughly acquainted
with it. The consultation lasted till
1:i5 p. m, and when Capt. Black
came out from the lawyers sanctum
ais face wore smile. He would on
ly say, however, 81 have won Gener-
al Pryor over, having explained every
thing TO his satisfaction and convinc-
ed him OF the justice OF our side"
General Pryor said: IL am con-
vinced that the points taken by Capt.
Black arc excellent and the applica'
ton for writ Of error will be grant
cd. / do not see how the application
can be refused, and we shall not lose
a moment in taking the case to Wash
ington. I say we, for I am now one
of the counsel in the case. l am con-
fident we shall obtain the writ in
time to prevent execution. In my
Judgment formed from Capt. Blacks
notes, the records will show 30 many
errors that no great exertion will be
necessary for us to win. The unex-
pected may happen, OF course but 1
have no fears
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1887-09-29

1t requires no wizard to decide
that the recent elaborate letters from
the sage of Beauvoir, first to Bishop
Galloway and later to Senator Rea-
gan, were really mainly intended to
give aid and comfort to the ants in
the prohibition election in Tennessee.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1887-09-29

The majority against the constitu-
tional amendment increasing the pay
of members of the legislature was
larger by $4,000 than that against
any other save the prohibition amend
ment. This was as it should have
been, and showed a wise discrimina-
ton on the part of the voters of the
State.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1887-09-29

In 1883 there will be bitter fight
between Coke and Mills in the cleo
ton of members of the Legislature.
The saloon-infuence will be thrown
solidly for Mills. 1t will be a sharp
fight. The ants will have a chance
to measure lances again with the
prohits.-San Antonian.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1887-09-29
Cnn.tr IlIiance NeeIing.

To .bs diH,-snf Farmers Alliances Of
FTsvs County Our County Alliance for
H.rs comfy vii r-5 = AZ Kyle on Tuesday.
- an al Osiol,sr. Erd . fun attendAnce Is
s...irsl a. there I'll b. important business
~ -fisnit1. The diHet,ut Alliances Elll
cl,ssrre that our dsie-afioL VAS re.iueed
a. or lat co1uty Iaesiiug % enc delegate
g. rrr-. tus-.rv -lH-nire-s. and cL' Tor ~
s-r F-a-fi1- ttlfre0f-
= q. BTBLESoN.
p Has C.. Fzrls-s' A-Earc-.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1887-09-29
Because the Galveston News saw

Because the Galveston News saw
proper to advocate tho enforcement
of the Sunday and saloon laws, at
tempts were made by the lawless
element to prevent the Issue of the
Sunday edition of the News-some-
thing never contemplated by the law.
A despicable deed.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1887-09-29

We thank the management for COM
pilmentaries to the Texas State Fair
and Dallas Exposition, which is to
come off Oct. Goth to Nov. 9th. 1t
will no doubt be first class affair of
the kind
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1887-09-29

''The masses against the classes
was watchword OF Henry Ward
Beecher. 1t was good foundation
to build upon.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1887-09-29

w. II. Grain, NJ. O., denies the
statement that no had spoken dis
paragingly or contemptously Of Sen
ator Reagan.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1887-09-29
THE BUSINESS OUTLOOK.

While the business outlook is not
so fattering as to cause us to expect
a ''boom," yet it shows signs of great
improvement. Some of our cotton
presses have enlarged their facilities
in expectancy of good fall and win
ter, and they will, no doubt, not be
disappointed to q very large extent.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1887-09-29

Our arguments of last gear,
and the gear before and the
gears before that, still hold good
and in addition ace could tell goa,
Of some additional and special al
rantages this season if space per-
mitted
Quotations and stencils SEM
on application free Of charge
Prompt and 6usiHesS-Hhe dealings
WI. ID. CLEVELAND & CO.,
Cotton Factors and Wholesale Grocers.
HOUSTON.
jy14 Gm
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1887-09-29
Attention Cotton Shippers!

Before deciding achat dispose
ton to make of yom Cotton, or
achere to ship 1t to, please CORES
pond acith as, or try as wih a
shipment.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1887-09-29
"ELECTRICITY IS LIFE.

One of our city street car compan-
les have applied to the city council
for permission to apply electric mo-
tors to their cars as q means of pro-
pulsion, to take the place of males.
This looks like metropolitan airs, eh?
Galveston is still doing business at
the old stand" j j. DIRKs.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1887-09-29
FROM GALVESTON.
GALVESTON, Sept. 81, 1887.

pAisNLoIoNf NSVl'e 49, $500
Last Sunday, tho 10th, was the
most quiet and strictly observed sab
bath that il has ever been our pleas
ure TO SEQ in Galveston. On Satur'
day an order from Judge Gustav
Cook, to the officers OF the law, re-
curing the strict enforcement Of the
Sunday law appeared in the daily
press here, and that order was car
ried out TO the letter. Not one arrest
was made among the saloons, and
they were watched by the police with
an untiring zeal. The officers even
went so far as to stop workmen, mills
etc., and on two occasions Saturday
and Sunday night, tried to effect an
entrance into the Galveston News
composing rooms to stop the print
ers, etc. This is rather O strained
construction of the requirements of
the law.
THE OLD MARKET HOUSE
IS being torn down to give place to a
new city hall. This is one of the
oldest landmarks in Galveston, and
many an old settler gives q sigh as
he sees it disappear. But it has been
an eyesore to those who have the
growth of the city at heart. II has
been twelfth century market place
for q nineteenth century city. We
will now have q city hall and market
place of which we may we'll be proud.
THE SEA WALL.
We have an election here the first
Monday in November on the sea wall
question. Only taxpayers will be
allowed to vote, and it will be for the
purpose of determining whether or
not the building of it will be under
taken by and at the expense of the
city. The estimated COSTS S50O,00O.
The following from the Journal OF
Commerce, of this city strikes the
keynote to the situation
Galveston can better afford to expend
$4,000. 900 in filling and paving her streets
than $780, 900 in building useless seawall
that will answer no earthly purpose except
TO advertise the fact to the world that there
are few thoughtless people here who fear
an impromptu sea bath.
Misses Ida Brockett and Sue
Goree, of your city have been visit
ing here.
The people here have suddenly
come to the conclusion that nothing
perhaps will develop the town better
than factories, and there is consider
able talk about factories now. We
have two steam cracker factories, o
bagging and cordage factory, oil,
-four mills ETC., too numerous to men
ton; but we want cotton mills, and
wooden mills to manufacture goods
from our cotton and wool instead of
sending it North. Dallas has taken
the right step in this matter, and it
is to be hoped Galveston will not be
slow to follow suit.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1887-09-29

P-s Hsgs q Flras-s' Alla1'.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-25
The shah becoming Civilized.

The shah of Persia's first visit to Europe
tended, for the time, to civiliZe him, but
before n year had expired he wanted to
execute his prime minister. The king
now, as n rule, returns salutes; before his
visit to Europe he did not. He now looks
with pleasure at the pictures in the Illus
trated journals. When he last crossed
the Caspian, he slept on the floor of the
ladies' cabin, under the table, and on the
table he put his boots. Once it was n
pleasure to the Asylum of the Universe"
to fill n boat on one of the large tanks of his
numerous country palaces with the gran
dees Of his Kingdom, clad in gala costume,
and to go into fits Of laughter az the boat
sank, and the pillars of the empire crawled
out, muddy, wet and betlraggled They say
that on the last visit CT the king of kings
to Europe, when tasting and sucking a
stick of asparagus, as he sat between two
royal ladies at the dinner table, he offered
the half devoured butt to the more august
of the two, with the idea that she would
enjoy the pleasure he lad experienced,
saying, with innocent enjoy meat, ''Ba, la!
how good il is" That the Asylum of the
Universe is still susceptible of improve
mcnt in manner becomes painfully evil
Ient.-Thc Argonaut.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-25
The Science of Noses

The nose, we all know, forms a promi
nent feature in every body's career, but it
has been left to NJ. Spphus Setback, a
Danish disciple of Lavater, to find out
that it is an infallible index to human
character. He tells us in a book Just
published that his discovery is the result
of a long and patient study of this facial
organ among people of all nations. Ac-
cording to his experience, the moral and
physical nature of person can be gath
cred from the formation of his nose. A
well developed nose, he says, denotes
strength and courage; little turn up nose
indicates cunning and artfulness; deli
cate, straight nose, taste and refinement;
a curved nose, judgement and egotism;
and a thick, misshapen nose, dullness
and want of tact But this is not all.
1.-The nose proceeds our physiognomist,
''discloses to the intelligent observers the
faculties possessed by the owner, b also
indicates the intensity of his intellectual
activity and the delicacy of his moral SEN
timents. Finally, the nose, which belongs
both to the mobile and immobile parts of
our visage, reflects faithfully the fugitive
movements of our inclinations. If all
this be true, it is evident that people who
desire to disguise their character or dis
semble their passions must in future be-
ware of their noses, or, rother, they
must wear false ones.-Pall Mall Ga
zpttp
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-25
Curious Case of Treasure Trove.

A curious case of treasure trove is re-
ported from Bukowina, an Austrian duchy
ON the confines of Roumauia, Moldavia
and Russia 1t appears that some thirty
years since n rich American named Tala-
kar was murdered by a band of robbers
With him the American had 80, 900 ducats
concealed in little wooden casks, which
were hidden in his carriage. The rascals
made off with the booty, and as no time
could be spent in dividing their spoil they
agreed to deposit it for the time being in
a large kettle, which they buried in an
adjacent forest. Before their purpose was
effected the fellows were caught, and as
martial law was in force at the time they
were speedily disposed of One of them,
before being hanged, confessed the muir
der and gave explanations relative to the
hidden treasure. On hearing of the affair
the villagers set to work with spade and
hoe, but all their digging only brought
earth worms to the surface.
Since then three decades have passed
away and the story has become n legend,
known least of all to the dark sons of the
Italian plains who came to Gurahumora
to assist in the construction of the roads.
They found a stone which imretiCd their
progress, and before using dynamite tried
to tislodge il. Ii yielded to their efforts,
and the lost money lay before their eyes.
The Italians took possession of the gold
and made Off to Rounania as quickly as
possible. They disappeared so rapidly
that ON the following day $50 ducats were
found lying on the grass near the empty
vessel, which have been deposited with
the parochial board of Gurahumora. San
Francisco Chronicle.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-25
The Central Asiatics.

Gen Prjevalsky estimates the whole
population of Central Asia at about
1900, 900, spread over an extent of 100, 0cO
square miles. Like all peoples living
under Asiatic despotism, they have no
notions whatever of virtue, honor or
duty, and they exhibit no leanings of any
kind toward European civilization and
culture. The most frightful immortality
and revolving despotism reign in the family
life of the sedentary populations, while
the nomads, strange to say, are milder,
more modest and more sincere
The general expat.ates TT great length
ON their fervent desire to he annexed to
the Russian crown. Only in Thibet is
this feeling not pronounced, owing to the
fact that the Russians are SO little known
there. The dream of the nomadic Mon
gois, the Dougans-i. e., the Chinese
Mohammetlans-and the inhabitants of
Eastern Turkestan are to become inhabit-
ants OF the great white car, whose name,
with that of the Dalai Lama, of Thibet,
figures in their iElaginations as the SYM
boil of magical power and authority.
At some places visited by the Russian
expedition the Mohammedan mollahs inn
plored the general TO permit them To rise
and murder every Chinese in the district
in the name of the mighty ear. ''Only
trumpet the cZar's name," said these sup
plieants, ''from the mountain tops, and not
n single Chinese will live" The insup-
portable oppression of China o. the one
side and the gradual INTRODUCED, order
and prosperity by Russia on g., other
must inevitably push forward russian
dominlon.-LOndon Times
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-25
Work i'm the Salvation Army.

had an interview down in the country
with the captain of the Salvation Army
She was buXom young woman OF 70,
who had gone into the service against the
wishes of her parents. 1t threw some
thing of a new light on the subject to
me. I fancy most people suppose that
those who go singing along the street are
quite impervious to the taunts OF the
crowd which greet them SO freely. But il
seems they are not.
''Oh," said the captain, these are not
all the soldiers of the army. There are
many who don't appear who won't GO on
the street. i tell you," she said, with a
strong western twang, lit takes grit to go
out and sing on the streets and bear all
that you've got to there. And very few
can do it."
She showed us photographs of several
of the soldiers, and a smile came over her
face when she spoke of Hallelujah Jim
and Salvation Tommy, and one man in a
picture had a kind of jersey on with the
legend Happy Charley in large capitals
across his stomach. But there was a
great deal of earnestness and force i'm that
buxom young captain, 20 years old, who
spoke of saving souls as practically as il
she were talking of preserving pears, and
was as matter of fact in suggesting that
she should pray with US as il she were Of
fering to open oysters The Salvation
Army is one of the most curious of
studies, and among the class it works
with believe il does great deal of prac-
teal good even il its methods are some
what demonstrative and brusque.-San
Francisco Chronicle s.Undertones-
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-25

An immense whale Is knocking
about in the water at Santa Monica.
X is quite tame, and the Inhabitants take
greet pleasure in feeding If and watching
its antics in the water Ii Is so friendly
that he will follow boat at a respectable
distance and eat the food thrown to him.
He is especially fond of fruit. OF course
there is no way to fill him up; but he
knows when he has enough, and when
satisfied takes plunge and disappears.
Whales are shy monsters. and when it
comes to enjoying the company of
human beings, no such fact was ever re-
corded before. Some years ago "A whale
was captured and placed in an aquarium
in Paris, where he became the object
of great interest Ii grew 10 great
size and was not slow in respond
ing To the calls of its keeper. The
constant stream of visitors naturally
made it lose its sbyness, and it often
seemed to enjoy the presence of sight
secrs- This whale was in 1884 sold to a
Snowman in London for the handsome
sum of $4,000. Great trouble was ex-
periencc;l in loading il on the schooner
Misty Way; but the trouble did not end
there. While in a gale in the channel
the vessel was badly wrecked, and the
upper deck. was smashed and the valu-
able inmate escaped. The sailors, when
they saw the whale laundering on the
deck. were thunderstruck and made for
the rigging.
1t is just possible that this most pre-
cocious whale at Santa Monica is the same
one that endured captivity at Paris and
made its escape. lie evidently belongs
to the species known as the sebhaldius
suifurens. as the body is large and rela-
lively slender, and is capable of great
speed. just how long this marine visitor
will remain in these southern waters is
not known; he may disappear mystic
riously and unceremoniousiy as he ap-
peared upon the scene. The Santa Monica
people are enjoying him, and it is to he
hoped no attempt will be made at a capt
ure.-Los Angeles Cali Express
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-25

Mr.. and Mrs. Edmund Russell gave an
amusing as well as instructive discourse and
demonstration OF dramatic action here some
months ago. She remarked very truly on
the manner in which children are usually
reprimanded for what they do badly or I'M
gracefully, but are rarely ever shown, with
care and kindness, the right way of accom-
plishing it more desirably; as she said, it re-
sembles the way most dramatic critics tender
their opinions.
She gave an illustration Of the method to
be selected by those dcsirous of developing
their muscles in a moderate degree, by treat
ing the hand, or hand and arm, as n sort Of
pendulum, moving them with gradual rapid
ity, and allowing them to be perfectly nerve
less and without any actual force Of their
own She also indicate1 the different WAYS
OF gesticulating with the fingers; each pos
sessing its characteristic Significance: point
ing with the thumb denoting force; with the
first finger, the mind; with the second, indie
cision and ignorance, with the third useless
ness and tenderness; with the fourth, sauci-
ness.-London Cor. san Francisco Chronicle